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James and Charlotte Brooks Foundation Donates Art Holdings, Archives to Parrish Art Museum

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08/30/2017

... Donates Art Holdings, Archives to Parrish Art Museum In 1947, the Abstract Expressionists James Brooks and Charlotte Park first spent a summer in the Hamptons on Long Island, New York,...

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Collective Impact Without Borders

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08/29/2017

... Since publishing our first article on collective impact— a structured, cross-sector approach to solving complex social problems— in 2011, we have deepened our understanding of what it ... and cultures, we...

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Newman's Own Pops The Champagne - Salad Dressing - That Is

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08/30/2017

... and corporate social responsibility became common phrases, a joke between friends led Paul Newman to sell his homemade salad dressing in 1982 and give away the profits. Newman’s Own marks its ... than 75...

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Canada Wants a New NAFTA to Include Gender and Indigenous Rights

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08/31/2017

Canada Wants a New NAFTA to Include Gender and Indigenous Rights ... Canada’s idea of a fair trade deal seems very different from President Trump’s. Just two days before heading into ... minister...

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Bedford-Union Armory Redevelopment Should Not Have Condos, Says Borough President

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09/05/2017

... Not Have Condos, Says Borough President After hearing from “thousands of community voices” on the redevelopment of the Bedford-Union Armory in Crown Heights, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams .....

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Executive Director of the Staten Island Foundation to be Honored by City & State NY Media Company

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09/05/2017

... one of the most influential individals living or working in Staten Island. As City & State visits Staten Island for ... Meals on Wheels of Staten Island Join City & State for a cocktail reception to...

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The New York Times Is Looking for Nonprofit Funding. Will It Succeed Where Others Have Failed?

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09/05/2017

... It Succeed Where Others Have Failed? "Fractured Lands," a prodigious New York Times Magazine piece last year on the chaos in the Middle East, was an inadvertent window onto a ... —...

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The Fall’s Most Fascinating Art Show? The Met Trying to Fix Itself

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09/06/2017

... are many exciting museum shows to see across the country in coming months. But of particular interest to me will be ... of staff unrest, financial mismanagement and overreach. A lot has happened since Thomas P...

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Mexican-Born Artist To Build Wall In New York Park

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09/06/2017

Mexican-Born Artist To Build Wall In New York Park At 7am on 7 September, a group of Mexican friends led by the artist Bosco Sodi will ... by the New York park authorities. “I even heard someone from...

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A DeVos Speech on Title IX Heightens Advocates’ Fears That a Rollback Is Imminent

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09/07/2017

A DeVos Speech on Title IX Heightens Advocates’ Fears That ... the government expected colleges to do to protect students from sexual violence — through a process called notice and ... known as...

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Declaration Of Principles Across Hockey Takes NHL Where Other Pro Leagues Ought To Go

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09/08/2017

... Pro Leagues Ought To Go At an announcement and ceremony in New York, stakeholders from the the NHL, NHL Players Association, and International ... organizations across all levels of hockey signed on to...

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US States Embrace Baby Boxes

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09/08/2017

... Finland has one of the lowest infant mortality rates in the world— a statistic often credited to its famous “baby boxes.” ... say the boxes may also protect infants who sleep in them ...

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Forecasting the Upcoming City Council Gender Imbalance

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09/11/2017

... Council Gender Imbalance There are currently only 13 women in the 51-seat New York City Council, a troubling 25 percent. The number is down from 18 women in the Council...

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A Brooklyn Food Festival Dishes Out Extra Helpings of Culinary Theory

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09/11/2017

A Brooklyn Food Festival Dishes Out Extra Helpings of ... of panels over the weekend that looked at everything from the growing interest in fermented foods to the future of supermarkets. . ...

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Artists Behind ‘Tribute in Light’ 9/11 Memorial Continue to Inspire: ‘People Could Start Looking Up Again’

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09/11/2017

Artists Behind ‘Tribute in Light’ 9/11 Memorial Continue to Inspire: ‘People ... 11, 2001, artists Paul Myoda and Julian LaVerdiere watched from Brooklyn as an ashy and gaseous cloud formed over the ... in...

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NYN Media Homeless Shelter Tracker

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09/11/2017

... been welcomed by neighbors and members of the community. In response to historic criticism that shelters had opened ... into the process. Under the administration 039 ;s plan, when a shelter...

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As Flood Risks Rise, Trump’s Executive Order Jeopardizes Our Infrastructure and Communities

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09/12/2017

... intent of President Donald Trump’s news conference in New York last month— the one in which he made his ... Charlottesville, Va. At that event, Trump also announced a new executive order that...

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Research To Prevent Blindness-Backed Project Identifies Potential Biomarkers Of Age-Related Macular Degeneration

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09/12/2017

... macular degeneration (AMD) carry signs of the disease in their blood that may be found through special laboratory tests, according to a new study led by AMD researchers based at Massachusetts Eye ... This is...

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NYS Health Foundation Unveils Health Care Cost Transparency Website

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09/12/2017

... care services. The next phase of the site—expected in February 2018—will also include specific quality metrics ... Despite demand for better information, there has been a widespread lack of health care...

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